Northleaze After School Play Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children confidently move from their school class to the after-school club and staff warmly greet them as they arrive. Staff plan activities that stimulate children's imagination and creativity, and children quickly become engrossed in the wide range of activities. Parents comment on how warm and caring the staff are, and how this gives them confidence in the care their children receive.

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They make sure that their approach is consistent with the school, such as implementing the same rules for playing in the playground and saying 'three, two, one and listening' to get children's a...ttention. This ensures that children know what is expected of them, and they happily keep within the boundaries of the setting.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Children interact enthusiastically with each other and are keen to talk to their friends and the staff. They confidently inform visitors of things they like to play with at the after-school club and the friends they enjoy spending time with.Children develop their creativity through imaginary play, and use the creative resources provided in the after-school club to support their play.

For example, children use the fabrics and tape to make items of clothing and put on a 'fashion show'.Children are learning to be independent and to care for themselves. For example, they confidently help themselves to a healthy snack of sandwiches and fruit and sit to eat this with their friends.

Children are keen to talk to staff about what they are doing or making in their play, and staff encourage children to link this to their past experiences. For example, children make tarantulas from construction toys and start to talk about when they saw a tarantula. Staff ask questions that extend children's thinking and the retelling of their experience, valuing children's past experiences.

Children show respect and consideration for each other in the way that they work together. For example, when playing ball games on the tarmac area, children talk together to coordinate their games, taking turns and making sure that they involve all their friends who want to join in.Leaders and managers meet regularly with staff to support them and develop the provision.

For example, leaders support less confident staff to plan and deliver creative activities to develop their skills. As a result of these improvements, children enthusiastically engage in the varied opportunities to be creative.Staff work with staff in the school to plan activities that build on what children are learning at school.

For example, they provided activities based on the theme of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' to link with what the pre-school children have been learning.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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